Laurie McBain was a best-selling American

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 writer

Writer

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 of seven historical

Historical romance

Historical romance is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.-Definition:Historical romance is set before World War II...

 romance novels from 1975 to 1985. Her novels Devil's Desire and Moonstruck Madness each sold over a million copies.

Biography

Laurie McBain was born on October 15, 1949. She was always passionate about art and history, and her father encouraged her and helped her write her first historical romance. Her first book, Devil's Desire, was published in 1975 by Avon

Avon (publishers)

Avon Publications was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. As of 2010, it is an imprint of HarperCollins, publishing primarily romance novels.-History:...

, joining her to a new generation of romantic writers, like Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, who changed the style of the historical romances. Her two first novels, Devil's Desire and Moonstruck Madness, each sold over a million copies. After the death of her father, she decided to retire from the publishing world in 1985, with only seven romances written.

Single novels

• Devil's Desire (1975)
• Tears Of Gold (1979/Jun)
• Wild Bells To The Wild Sky (1983)
• When The Splendor Falls (1985)

Dominick Series

1. Moonstruck Madness (1977/Feb)
2. Chance The Winds Of Fortune (1980)
3. Dark Before The Rising Sun (1982)

External links

• Laurie McBain's Webpage in Fantastic Fiction's Website